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Pool Corp

POOL · Industrials

Last earnings Oct 22, 2026

Key results

Gross marginquarter

29.6%

Gross margin of 29.6% expanded 50 bps from Q3 2024 &#x2022

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

EPSquarter

4%

Diluted EPS increased 4% from Q3 2024 to $3.40 &#x2022

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Gross profit grew by $12.8 million and gross margin increased 50 basis points to 29.6% compared to 29.1% in the same period of 2024.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Operating marginquarter

12.3%

Operating margin was 12.3% in both the third quarter of 2025 and the third quarter of 2024.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Net incomequarter

$127.0 million

Net income increased to $127.0 million compared to $125.7 million in the third quarter of 2024.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Gross marginytd

29.6%

Gross margin was 29.6% for the first nine months of 2025 compared to 29.7% in the first nine months of 2024.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

In the first nine months of 2024, our gross margin benefited $12.6 million, or 30 basis points, from the non-recurring reversal of estimated import taxes.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Operating incomequarter

5%

Operating income decreased 5% to $528.2 million compared to $556.6 million in the same period last year.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

AI analysis

Q3 2025 · reported Oct 23, 2025

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K — transcript not held

Gross margin · Q3 2025
29.6%
-0.1 pts vs year ago computed from stated figures
EX-99 · Oct 23, 2025
Net income · Q3 2025
$127.0M
+1.0% +$1M vs year ago computed from stated figures
EX-99 · Oct 23, 2025
Operating margin · Q3 2025
12.3%
EX-99 · Oct 23, 2025

The quarter in charts

GAAP gross margin

Percent of revenue, as stated

0%20%40%29.7%Same quarter last year29.6%Q3 2025

EX-99 · Oct 23, 2025 Margin values as stated in the release.

Headline figures

MetricQ3 2025Prior qtrYear ago
Gross margin29.6%—29.7%
EPS4%——
Operating margin12.3%——
Net income$127.0 million—$125.7 million
Operating income5%——

EX-99 · Oct 23, 2025

Guidance · company-stated

No guidance located in the held release

Stated figure4%

“1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POOL CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS; CONFIRMS ANNUAL EARNINGS GUIDANCE RANGE Q3 2026 Highlights: • Net sales increased 4% to $1.”

Next earningsNo verified date on fileNo date is estimated or imported

Margin

Gross margin29.6%
Operating margin12.3%
Gross margin29.6%

Capital allocation

Total debt outstanding increased $138.2 million to $1.1 billion at September 30, 2025, primarily to fund open market share repurchases of $159.1 million in the first nine months of 2025.

We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations, provides an additional measure that enables management and investors to monitor factors and trends affecting our ability to service debt, pay taxes and fund capital expenditures.

General educational research only — not investment advice.Every figure is as stated in the held documents; values marked “computed from stated figures” are arithmetic on those stated figures. Guidance shown is the company’s own stated guidance. No price targets, no recommendations, no consensus estimates.

Event summary

Pool Corp Q3 2025 — Gross margin of 29.6% expanded 50 bps from Q3 2024 &#x2022

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K — transcript not held

Guidance & outlook

No guidance located in the held release

Capital allocation

Total debt outstanding increased $138.2 million to $1.1 billion at September 30, 2025, primarily to fund open market share repurchases of $159.1 million in the first nine months of 2025.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations, provides an additional measure that enables management and investors to monitor factors and trends affecting our ability to service debt, pay taxes and fund capital expenditures.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Strategy & priorities

We continued to strengthen our industry leading position by adding four new locations this quarter and elevated our customer experience through expanded private-label offerings and strategic product partnerships.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

This month, we proudly mark our 30th anniversary as a public company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, a milestone made possible by our team’s long-term strategic focus and ongoing commitment to offer our customers the best value proposition in the industry,” commented Peter D.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Gross margin benefited from mid-season price increases, continued progress on our pricing optimization initiatives and our continued focus on supply chain management.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Selling and administrative expenses (operating expenses) increased 5% compared to the third quarter of 2024, reflecting higher employee-related and facility costs due to sales center network expansion and inflationary pressures, as well as ongoing investments in our customer-facing technology initiatives.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Balance Sheet and Liquidity Our inventory balance was $1.2 billion at September 30, 2025, an increase of $43.3 million, or 4%, from September 30, 2024, reflecting increases from inflation (including mid-season vendor price increases), new and acquired sales centers and strategic inventory purchases.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Risks & headwinds

Forward-Looking Statements This news release includes “forward-looking” statements that involve risks and uncertainties that are generally identifiable through the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “outlook,” and other words and similar expressions and include projections of earnings.

SEC original ↗Pool Corp — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Competitors

Competitors & peers

Same GICS sector — classification peers, not declared competitors

Documents

Filings

27 documents

Earnings releases

10 documents

Presentations

0 documents

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Transcripts

0 documents

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Mentioned by

3 companies

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